💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scolds"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ragnoun | (especially in the plural) Tattered clothes (clothing). |
| naggernoun | One who nags. |
| chew outverb | (US, slang) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice. |
| scoldernoun | One who scolds. |
| berateverb | (transitive) To chide or scold vehemently. |
| lambasteverb | To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly. |
| chideverb | (transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. |
| dress downverb | (intransitive) To wear casual or informal clothes. |
| grouchnoun | One who is grumpy or irritable. |
| grumbleverb | (intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner. |
| reprimandnoun | To reprove in a formal or official way. |
| reproofnoun | An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition. |
| rebukenoun | (of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove. |
| have wordsverb | (idiomatic, of two or more parties) To argue, to have an argument. |
| bawl outverb | (transitive) To shout very loudly. |
| remonstrateverb | (intransitive) To object with in critical fashion; to express disapproval (with, against). |
| chew upverb | (US, slang, transitive) To defeat utterly. |
| lecturenoun | A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group. |
| lambastverb | (UK) Alternative form of lambaste. [To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.] |
| nagnoun | (ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters. |
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